Cigarettes: Doesn’t smoking marijuana prove to be more harmful than a cigarette? You must have heard this thing often and also read it many times. But according to an article recently published in the journal Radiology, this is not true at all. It has been clearly stated in this article that a lot of phlegm starts forming in the chest of people who smoke marijuana.
Article published in Journal Radiology
It is clearly stated that we are publishing a survey in this article. In which people who smoke marijuana have been compared to non-smokers and people who smoke only tobacco. In this, the chests of 56 people who smoke marijuana were scanned, in which swelling, phlegm and air were visible. At the same time, 90 percent of such people were included who do not drink marijuana, their chest was completely clean. A common misconception about marijuana is that it is safer than cigarettes. “This research also raises concerns that may not be true,” said radiologist Giselle Revah, who helped conduct the research at Ottawa Hospital in Ontario.
Research done on 16 thousand people
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This research was done on 16,000 people in Canada’s National Statistics Office. According to the 2020 survey, one out of every 5 Canadians over the age of 15 has smoked marijuana in the last three months. The U.S. Alcohol and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health found nearly 18% of Americans reported using marijuana at least once in 2020, including three in 18- to 25-year-olds. Youth is involved.
In this particular survey, it was not asked how to smoke marijuana. According to the survey, about a quarter of people above the age of 12 years believe that smoking marijuana even once or twice a week, then it causes a lot of harm to the body. Previous research also states that marijuana is unfiltered smoke compared to tobacco. Because of which the lungs keep its dust inside for a long time. A research published in March in JAMA Network Open suggested that bong smoke contains tiny droplets that can stay indoors for up to 12 hours.
What smoking tobacco with marijuana can do to cancer
It was clearly written in Ottawa research that out of 56 people who smoked marijuana, 50 were people who also smoked tobacco. When his lungs were scanned, it was found that he is at high risk of serious illness like cancer. Most of them were people over the age of 50. And he had been smoking for many years. said Albert Rizzo, chief officer of the American Lung Association, who was not part of the research. He said that smelling any hot things can cause throat irritation.
Dr. Rijo said, ‘If you smoke marijuana along with cigarettes, it can have many harmful effects. Research has also revealed that 64 percent of marijuana smokers have more phlegm in their chest than tobacco smokers.
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